FOUNDATIONS FOR EXCELLENCEA welcoming and supportive learning environment where students feel heard, valued, and cared for.

COMMITMENT TO GROWTH AND

Discovery

We seek to provide a place where students can grow in a caring and challenging environment. Lower School students are pushed academically and creatively as they explore their interests in our various enrichment programs. Students can participate in music, art, and language classes every week, in addition to consistent library time and PE. We maintain our commitment to our students’ success through:

  • 9:1 student/teacher ratio
  • In-class support helping students reach their academic goals
  • Curriculum focus on character development
  • 30+ Extended Day enrichment classes

Hands-On, Minds-On Learning

We take pride in providing an engaging, positive, and innovative learning environment that inspires all our students. Our outstanding faculty works collaboratively to ensure that the individualized need of every child is met. We focus on developing well-rounded children through a dynamic, hands-on curriculum with dedicated special areas to enrich the educational experience.

Explore Oak Hall

Our Lower School campus provides an inviting, self-contained environment, safe for our younger students. Tour the 22 classrooms, state-of-the-art Faisal Media Center, and newly renovated Patti Shively Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC), designed for our 3-5-year-olds. Attend a Saturday Tour or schedule a personalized visit to see what makes Oak Hall different!

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Extended Day & Enrichment

Oak Hall’s Extended Day and Enrichment programs provide a warm, caring, and stimulating environment beyond school hours. Students have the choice between monitored study groups, free choice activities, and optional enrichment activities when not participating in athletic, theater, or music practices.

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The Teaching & Learning Center

Oak Hall’s Teaching and Learning Center is dedicated to supporting the academic success of all students at our school. Learning Specialists work in collaboration with faculty, support staff, students, and their families to provide resources and support for every student to reach their individual potential.

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Oak Hall Summer Program

During June and July, Oak Hall’s Summer Program offers the Gainesville community five full-day camps for ages 3 through 9, encompassing six weekly morning half-day camps in the arts, athletics, enrichment, summer studies, and technology, and a series of elective camps to complement the offerings of full-day camps.

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LOWER SCHOOL STAFF

Logan Bowlds

Director of Lower School

lbowlds@oakhall.org

Audrey West

Assistant Director

awest@oakhall.org

Mary Charlotte Klettner

Administrative Assistant

mcklettner@oakhall.org

Lisa Karch

ECLC Administrative Assistant

eclc@oakhall.org

Elisabeth Coker

Learning Specialist (K-1)

ecoker@oakhall.org

Stacy Thompson

Learning Specialist (2-3)

sthompson@oakhall.org

Robin Kelleher

Learning Specialist (4-5)

Rkelleher@oakhall.org

Allison Paxton

School Counselor

apaxton@oakhall.org

Rachel Javier, RN

School Nurse

rjavier@oakhall.org